Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 04:15:34 JST

How do I know they’re Singaporean? I can hear them from a mile away. It’s not Singlish as such but there is a very specific way of speaking English that is unmistakably Singaporean. Sometimes that can be an urban Malaysian accent too but if they use certain words, they’re clearly Malaysian

Example:

‘Don’t like that leh’ - 99% of the time, Singaporean Chinese

‘Don’t like that, wor’ - usually Malaysian Chinese

Difference comes down to the choice of Chinese dialects and use of more Malay
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